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NaNoFeed: The first Monday of the rest of my life

This is the first year I’m doing National Novel Writing Month as a full-time writer. Unfortunately, it’s also the year I’m doing it as a part-time sick person. So I’m timing work bouts around the schedule for taking pain meds, … Continue reading

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NaNoFeed: Workaholism, sustainability, and toxic standards

For the last few weeks, I have been doing a lot of sleeping. During the day I’ve had very little energy, and have been spending quality time on my couch, reading novels and exploring new reaches on Twitter. I have … Continue reading

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NaNoFeed: getting in shape for the marathon

Tonight I’m at the Municipal Liaisons’ write-in at Your Mom’s Basement in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. It’s dark and windy outside, with the neon of the strip mall showing in the darkness across the street. Earlier we had lowering grey … Continue reading

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NaNoFeed: In honor of a new writing year

I was a student, and then worked with students, for enough years that each new quarter or semester marked a new schedule, and therefore an opportunity for thinking about how I was going to structure my time. Talking with a … Continue reading

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Goals: Almost November!

It’s been a very challenging summer. I just moved back into my apartment, following the demolition and reconstruction of my sleeping space to repair damage from mold. I’ve had a nagging cough for the last month, along with many of … Continue reading

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 16 February 2014 (Character Interview: Inside the Jump)

I had no first love, not in the sense of archaic ballads. There is what is called physical love, and I have had plenty of that, by way of natural reward for the Astok physiognomy. My parents called me avatar … Continue reading

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 8 February 2014 (Character Interview: Inside the Jump)

I have finished the correspondence with Iric Desnaray. He has his instructions and can be trusted to handle the matter independently. The full complement of the passengers is complete, and I am amused that Lady Luck has seen fit to … Continue reading

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 1 February 2014 (Character Interview: Inside the Jump)

I am Temn yr Astok, and at this late date it does not matter who my parents were, or who sponsored their marriage. I am the Astok great-clan, pure and simple, except for a few rivalrous upstarts. There are days … Continue reading

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 19 January 2014 (Inside the Jump)

“I found an incinerator for the worst of the lethal stuff Temn gave me,” Hernan said. “Taryn definitely approved of that, not only for discretion but the public safety, and said I wouldn’t do too badly on the Outposts.” “Which … Continue reading

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 12 January 2014 (Inside the Jump)

“Well, that’s an unusual tale of first meeting,” Martisset said, smiling in spite of herself. “One doesn’t usually disrobe down to the underthings before exchanging names.” “There was quite a lot of arsenal to unpack,” Hernan said, “and of course … Continue reading

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